Three months ago, an unidentifiedPennsylvania man's story about breaking the law to use medical marijuana went viral. Now, that man has come forward to share his identity, togive an update on his health and to deliver a message to lawmakers. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Cancer
Judge: Woman With Cancer Can Try to Buy Marijuana in Maine
A judge has cleared the way for a woman with late-stage lung cancer to buy medical marijuana in Maine before dispensaries open in New Hampshire. Read article here: High Times
Cancer Patient’s Lawyer Says She Can Get Marijuana in Maine
The lawyer for a New Hampshire woman with late-stage lung cancer says she could get medical marijuana in Maine if New Hampshire health officials issue her an identification card saying she's eligible. Read article here: High Times
Lung Cancer Patient Sues to Get Medical Marijuana Card
A New Hampshire woman with late-stage lung cancer filed a lawsuit against the state health commissioner Thursday in hopes of getting a medical marijuana identification card before dispensaries open. Read article here: High Times
A Mother’s Fight For Medical Marijuana Helped Save This Child From Cancer
On September 30, 2012, Sierra Riddle’s life was turned upside down when her 2-year-old son, Landon, was diagnosed with Leukemia and given an 8 to 10 percent chance to live past the next 24 to 48 hours. “It was the absolute most terrifying day of my life,” Riddle wrote on Landon’s blog. For the next […]
How Cannabis Can Kill Cancer
Among the deadliest diseases these days, cancer tops the list. Though some other diseases are also in the list, but many of them are curable in the end. It is not that medical science has not been trying to find a breakthrough in the treatment of this deadly disease, but the success rate has not […]
Texas Cancer Patient Becomes Medical Refugee, Moving For Marijuana
Toni Anderson considers herself a medical refugee. She and her husband are packing their bags and leaving Texas for a chance to smoke medical marijuana. “My main goal is to get out of El Paso because I want to live,” Anderson said. Anderson has stage three cervical cancer. She has gone through chemotherapy and radiation, […]
Cannabis Users Have Lower Incidence of Bladder Cancer
Smoking tobacco puts people at an increased risk for bladder cancer, a side effect that is well known in the medical community. Doctors in California set out on an 11-year study to track cannabis and tobacco users to compare the two substances’ effects on bladder he… Read article here: High Times
Cannabis Can Kill Cancer Says National Cancer Institute
The institute recently updated its ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ page about marijuana to include various studies revealing how cannabis “may inhibit tumor growth by causing cell death, blocking cell growth, and blocking the development of blood vessels needed by tumors to grow” while also protecting normal, healthy cells. “A laboratory study of cannabidiol (CBD) in estrogen […]
Israel: New Study Shows Marijuana May Help Fight Cancer
Israel-based One World Cannabis Ltd. has developed a cannabinoid-based drug therapy that was shown to be effective in fighting multiple myeloma cells. In clinical trials, a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was able to decrease the survival of cancerous cells, a big step for the medical marijuana community. Promising Results Multiple myeloma is […]